The reading life
How to read a dense literary novel without giving up
Page targets, reading aloud, a character list, fifty pages of patience and an honest way to quit: practical habits for slow, demanding novels, with a weekly plan.
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The reading life
Reading the last page first: spoilers, suspense and pleasure
Some readers check the ending before they start. What a spoiler really takes from a novel, what it leaves alone, and how book groups can handle endings fairly.
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